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By Laura Schmidt. The final stage of the Fire Island to Moriches Inlet (FIMI) project has concluded and with it comes mixed feelings from residents in Ocean Bay Park, Davis Park and Fire Island Pines. In recent weeks, in order to build 19 miles of new dunes on the south side of Fire Island, about 20 oceanfront homes have been …

By Danielle Lipiec Fire Island celebrated a half-century of art from staple community member Kenny Goodman, at an exhibition of his work on Saturday, Aug. 11. Attendees gathered at the Ocean Beach Historical Society – many clad in their own Kenny’s – to enjoy food, wine, and camaraderie among a display of Goodman’s iconic sculptures, jewelry, and carvings. Goodman began …

By Gil Neary // Photographs by Robert Zash At the end of every July, a miracle happens on the beach called the Pines Party. It’s a weekend of events around the beach party that galvanizes the entire community, and for that weekend the Pines is like nowhere else on earth. To the unwitting observer it seems a weekend strung with …

Fire Island Dance Festival By Robert Levine Ballet luminaries, three remarkable world premiers, an excerpt of a seminal piece that changed the history of modern dance, and a rain storm marked this year’s sold out 24th Annual Fire Island Dance Festival, produced by Denise Roberts Hurlin and Adam Rei Siegel. The Festival is a fundraiser for Dancers Responding to AIDS, …

By Barbara Gaby Placilla While some people like it hot and others don’t, there was no denying that the summer of 2018 was in full swing. The weather was hot and sunny and all of a sudden it seemed like everyone I knew was hosting family guests. It’s a family affair – that’s what the past two weeks have been, …

Rose’s View By Robert Levine Rose Levine the 43rd Homecoming Queen of Cherry Grove is excited about invading the Pines with her bevy of 300 beauties. Many residents and visitors rent tables with several Grove establishments that afford a great view of the festivities. This gives them the opportunity to watch the parade go by in leisure and comfort. Gay …